Why I Created the Epic Self-Care Challenge

Whatever your dream is, it starts with small and simple things.

And this is why I created the Epic Self-Care Challenge. It will help you to start taking steps towards living an epic life—a life that fills you up, that nourishes you, that makes you feel fulfilled at the deepest level. And this all begins with self-care. And THAT begins with your morning ritual.

This is everything I’ve learned in my self-care journey, and I put into a step-by-step process for you to follow.

Think of this as optimizing your own self-care, a kit with tools to help you build an epic life.

This simple habit can have a huge ripple effect.

When we feel drained, we don’t have as much to offer others. Women especially find put others first, often before ourselves.

So when my cup is full, I have more to give.

Naturally, when my cup is full, I can share the overflow to help fill others’ cups.

And it’s a ripple effect that has tremendous impact—it’s how something simple can become a great shift in the world.

"Filling Up Your Cup" is like putting on your oxygen mask.

As I invest in my own self-care, I create the space to care for others around me.

It’s so counter-intuitive, but I can tell the difference energetically and emotionally when I take time for myself before turning to take care of others.

It’s like what we hear when flying, “Put on your own oxygen mask first before you help others!”

It’s not the grand sweeping changes that paints your life story. It’s the constant, continual consistency of small and simple strokes. It's like this: your epic life starts with your epic day. And your epic day begins with an epic start.

Self-care and matcha have been an anchor for me—helping me to “fill my cup” so I can feel grounded, balanced and more at peace - while I continue living vibrantly and following my dreams.

When you take time to care for yourself, you are able to make your highest contribution to your family, friends and the world around you. Let this be your jump-start in making self-care an integral part of your days!

Give (Yourself) the Gift of Self-Care

This Epic Self-Care Challenge is all about YOU!

There’s one thing I’ve learned, self-care is NOT selfish. I used to think so, but I’m convinced that in order for you love others, you must love yourself first, so you have more to give.

They say it’s better to give than to receive—but you can also give yourself a gift, the gift of self-care. Really, this means you’ll be even more able to give and be kind to others. Because you can only be as generous to others as you are kind to yourself.

This Self-Care Challenge has been curated with love to help you slow down and give yourself the time, love, and attention you need to truly have a happy and healthy life.

This is only the beginning of the rest of your epic life. Start it with epic self-care.

Having an epic life means you are able to not only handle everything life throws your way— but you do it with a sense of grace, ease, and intention in each and every day.

So often, we focus on taking care of everyone else and put ourselves last. Because of this, we can end up feeling totally frantic, off-balance and even resentful.

It’s time to start taking steps towards your epic life—the life that fills you up, that nourishes you, that makes you feel fulfilled at the deepest level. A life built on the power of intention and ritual.

And this all begins with your own self-care. Think of this as the jumping point for you to start putting yourself first, to start filling yourself up before you give to others and to start truly loving who you are.

One thing I know for sure is that this self-care practice will trickle into all the other areas of your life—and you’ll start to have an even more positive effect on everyone around you.

Your epic life starts with your epic day.

Small and Simple Things Bring Huge Changes...

I share my journey with you to inspire you on yours.

Looking back, I can see that by turning to self-care and my morning ritual, I was led to a greater purpose.

I truly believe by doing the small and simple things, we can make great things happen. When I’ve invested in my own self-care (and self-care is a super small thing), I’ve started to notice the ripple effect that has. Whether it’s a smile or a kindness I share to someone who brightens their day, or by being struck with inspiration - and watching those creative ideas become reality.

In fact, I was just looking through my journal the other day, and noticed an entry, which was right during this huge trial of infertility - on 7/26/15. It said, “What a wonderful week! Doing my morning ritual has blessed my life. I feel more happy, productive, positive, satisfied at the end of the day, less resistant to obstacles. My appetite has even changed - I haven’t been craving bad foods. In fact, yesterday was a cheat day and even with limitless possibilities, I didn’t feel like I needed it.”

(I don’t even want to think what life would look like if I didn’t do my morning ritual!)

The Self-Care Challenge GOODIES Include:

Here’s everything you’ll receive with the Epic Self-Care Challenge, in order to jumpstart your self-care journey. This is the best of what I’ve learned in my own self-care journey, put into a step-by-step process for you to follow. I wish I’d had this years ago!

Epic Matcha (Ceremonial Grade)

I fell in love with matcha and I know you will too.

Matcha is an ancient secret and a magical powder.

Epic Matcha is a carefully-sourced, love-infused matcha that all began with an epic leaf. And it's ORGANIC!

This is our highest grade of Epic Matcha - called Ceremonial grade so you can drink this amazing elixir in the morning to literally LIGHTs up your mind, body & soul.

Matcha is a superfood—a nutritional powerhouse packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and other natural health boosters. And drinking matcha is associated with enhanced mental function, disease protection, weight loss, and anxiety relief, to name a few.

I included this magical elixir for you to include in your self-care practice because it literally lights up your brain. By increasing alpha waves (the same state your brain enters in meditation), matcha not only gives you creativity and focus, but it’s raising your vibration too.

The ceremonial grade of Epic Matcha retails for $48 - and it's included and delivered to you in the mail before your Self-Care Challenge begins.

The Epic Self-Care Journal

The Epic Self-Care Journal is a 60-page workbook for expressing gratitude, discovering your gifts and purpose, and designing your epic day. I’ve designed it to guide you through the Epic Self-Care Challenge and to help shift your mindset, cultivate inner peace and gain some a-ha moments. This will be delivered to you in the mail before your challenge begins.

Then, you’ll also have access to a private online portal, with a personal login that I’ll send to you, which includes all of the following resources - in video, mp3 and PDF format.

22 Things to Do for Your Self-Care

These are fastest ways I’ve found to get out of a funk. Give each one a try and see what makes you feel the best.

How to Open Your Intuition

How to tune into that all-knowing, wise voice inside - the voice that is loving, non-judgmental and non-bossy. :)

You'll get several Video Trainings from me, walking you through how to “Fill Up Your Cup” and how to do your morning ritual consistently, even when you’re juggling family and career.

Music Playlist

This is my favorite music for a zen, relaxed state of mind. There are even Alpha Wave songs to induce productivity and creativity!

Breathing Technique

This breathing technique is my SUPER shortcut to reducing stress and thinking more creatively. And it takes less than a minute!

66 Positive Affirmations

Affirmations for meditation, creativity and abundance. I’ll be sending these to you DAILY to get you started!

Modern Tea Ceremony

How to host your own modern tea ceremony (this is my personal favorite!). This is bound to become your new favorite tradition with your friends. It's super easy - and I explain a structured process for how to do it, so you and your guests come away feeling refreshed, feeling loved and appreciated, and with a new idea that has sparked during the gathering (and I can absolutely guarantee this will happen).

Your Energy Type

Understand what specific type of energy you have (there are 3)—and figure out how you can find more balance and enhance your natural energy flow! You'll also get a energy balancing matcha recipe and affirmations for YOUR specific energy type.

Essential Oil Guide

For me, nothing shifts my mood or brings motivation faster than essentials oils. Bring this mood shifting and healing of aromatherapy into your life with my favorites for any emotion you want to induce.

Crystal Guide

Learn how to harness crystal healing energy - and I share all my favorites for meditation, productivity and creativity.

Daily Support

Daily supportive messages via email to support you through the 30 days of the challenge - to keep you excited about your new self-care rituals and feeling great.

Meditations for Self-Care

As part of your Self-Care Challenge, you have online access to meditations, mantras and affirmations. Part of self-care is not only taking care of your body, but also your mind and soul. Slowing down and tuning in to these parts of you is one of the best way to really make space for you in your life. Meditation and loving self-talk is a gateway to the Epic life philosophy. And I make this SUPER simple, even for beginners, without all the fluff.

Your Online Access includes:

The Grounding & Balancing Technique: This is a go-to meditation for whenever you need a quick dose of self-care. It will help you slow down, tune in to yourself and come out feeling refreshed and reinvigorated.

The Heart Opening Meditation: This will help you fill up your heart space. It will also help you feel more into forgiveness and self-love.

The Intuition Opening Meditation: This meditation can inspire new ideas and creativity as you allow your intuition to open up through guided visualizations.

The Personal Power Meditation: Guided imagery that helps ignites your inner fire and confidence will help you bring the most powerful you into any situation.

I invite you to explore the inner world of self-care that is awaiting you. To take a journey of self-discovery.

When your cup is full, you have more to give.

Matcha has been an anchor for me—helping to begin my days with a sense of peace and intention. And helping me to “fill my cup” so I can continue living vibrantly and following my dreams. Of course, naturally when my cup is full, I can share the overflow to help fill others’ cups.

Give Yourself AND Someone You Love the Gift of Self-Care

When you make self-care a priority in your life, you inspire others to do the same. That’s why I’m offering a special way right now so you and your friends can go through the Self-Care Challenge together. This is the perfect way to treat yourself AND also give the gift of self-care to someone you love too.

This specially-curated Self-Care Challenge is the ultimate gift to yourself. Each item is added with love...and together, you’re receiving high-value items at a heavily discounted price.

For a limited time, you can join for 80% OFF - only $48!!!

In summary, the Self-Care Challenge includes the following:

Epic Matcha Organic Ceremonial Grade ($48 value)

- PLUS -

Self-Care Challenge Journal ($25 value)

- PLUS -

Online Membership Area giving you access to the Self-Care program (a $197 value) including the following:

The 15-Minute Ritual to Fuel Your Success

22 Things to Do for Your Self-Care Guidebook

Video Trainings, walking you through how to “Fill Up Your Cup” and how to do your morning ritual consistently, even when you’re juggling family and career. Includes how to meditate for beginners, how to open your intuition, deep breathing techniques and more.

And, for a limited time, you can join the Epic Self-Care Challenge for OVER 80% OFF -- only $48!!!

(I think you’ll agree this is the tiniestinvestment you can make in creating your epic life.)

Click the "Yes, I Want This!" button to join the Self-Care Challenge and I’ll see you on the other side!

Click the 'Yes, I Want This!' button to join the Self-Care Challenge!

You Make an Epic Difference

Heart-centered contribution is whisked into Epic Matcha, made through our Chariteas initiative. A core part of our mission is making a difference around the world, especially in developing nations. So when you invest in Epic Matcha, I invest in our Chariteas, empowering and supporting the worldwide projects that are near and dear to my heart. Sometimes it can feel like the world is too big to change. But there's a different reality - how small things can lead to big changes - that I believe in - and it's what Epic Matcha is rooted in.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do you know about achieving success? Why should I listen to you?

Well, I’m not here to convince you of anything, only share what I know and have learned through trial and error and investing a lot of time and money in my personal and professional growth. That being said, I’ve achieved some amazing things in my career and family. For twenty years, I’ve sparked innovation in a wide variety of multimillion-dollar companies around the world. From supporting international campaigns to catering to conscious enterprises, my clients all seek the same thing: a breakthrough. And I deliver. My results-driven approach allows me to identify changes that lead to massive results, like one client who grew from zero to $15 million in under a year. I launched my first company, Thrive Marketing, when I was 24 at the birth of the internet. Since then, I’ve transformed thousands of businesses and sold $1 billion dollars in products and services. I’m a sought-after expert, speaker and consultant, and I’ve been asked to sit on the boards of multimillion-dollar companies as well as speak at business conferences, private mastermind events and conferences across the globe.

I started Epic Matcha four years ago, and it came after seven painful years of trying to start a family and dealing with infertility. All the success and achievements had taken its toll on my body. As my soul was screaming for balance, I found myself unable to achieve the thing I wanted most at that time -- children. Through opening up my intuition and learning some lessons the hard way, I was finally successful at giving birth to my two most beautiful creations: my children and Epic Matcha. It’s my true purpose on this earth to help others love themselves, unlock their creative minds and intuition, achieve inner peace, and to start their days off right... Because your epic life starts with your epic day and your epic day begins with an epic start.

If I join the Challenge now, when will my stuff arrive?

Your Epic Matcha and Epic Self-Care Journal will arrive within five business days (sometimes sooner, depending on your delivery address). The rest of your goodies will be delivered digitally with your online portal access around the same time.

How much is shipping?

Shipping of Epic Matcha and the Epic Self-Care Journal is FREE for all Epic Self-Care Challenge first-time participants!

Can I start the Epic Self-Care Challenge on any day I choose?

While the enrollment is open for a limited time at this special 80% rate, once you get your stuff, you can choose to start on any day.

Can I do the Challenge again once I finish it?

For alumni of our Challenge, you will receive a special Challenge Alumni offer (at a lower rate), if you wish to do the Challenge again, to support you in continuing your new life-changing habit.

Is your matcha organic?

Yes, all Epic Matcha products are 100% USDA Certified Organic.

Will I be able to order matcha at a special rate?

Yes! All participants of the Self-Care Challenge will get a special promotional code for any Epic Matcha in our store - from ceremonial grade to culinary grade. Before the discount, the ceremonial grade matcha is $2.38 per serving while the culinary grade is $0.70 cents per serving - and when you add your Alumni discount for reorders, this price will be even lower!

How many times a day can I drink Epic Matcha?

Everyone is different, so listen to your body to determine what is best for you. It’s likely that you won’t need more than 2 to 3 servings per day. Many people like to drink one serving of Epic Matcha in the morning, and one in the early afternoon when the post-lunch slump sets in. Epic Matcha’s natural energy boost lasts from 4 to 6 hours.

How is matcha different than coffee?

One serving (1 teaspoon) of Epic Matcha green tea contains less caffeine than a cup of coffee, but more caffeine than a cup of green tea. The exact caffeine content varies a little bit with every crop of leaves, but it is around 29 to 37 milligrams per serving. For reference, one cup (8 ounces) of brewed coffee contains 160 milligrams.

Matcha contains L-Theanine, an amino acid that helps your body to process caffeine differently and create a state of calm alertness. While one serving of matcha has much less caffeine than coffee, it provides a less jittery, more sustained energy boost – with no crash at the end. Matcha’s L-Theanine also improves focus and helps you concentrate. Matcha features much higher levels of antioxidants, which protect against disease and aging. At 1573 ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) units per serving, it’s one of the very best sources of antioxidants in the world. Matcha also helps boost metabolism and burns fat by increasing thermogenesis (up to 40%), the rate at which your body burns calories. Unlike coffee, Matcha contains catechins, a unique type of antioxidant with potent cancer-fighting properties. And frankly, matcha is easier to make. No fancy French press, steam machine or appliance is required like with coffee. Matcha provides fiber and nutrients that coffee does not, including chlorophyll, vitamin A and vitamin C. AND -- no coffee breath. Enough said. :)

What does Epic Matcha taste like?

Epic Matcha tastes fresh and green – similar to green tea, but more brothy and robust. The flavor strikes an appealing balance between mildly sweet and mildly bitter. The highest-quality matcha leans more towards the sweet side, while culinary matcha will taste more brothy.

Like coffee and other teas, many people choose to add sweetener or some type of milk to their matcha. In fact, if you sweeten it up, it even tastes similar to iced black tea. You can also mix matcha into your favorite recipes to make them healthier (you’ll get some matcha recipes you might like to try).

What makes ceremonial grade matcha special?

Sipped for centuries in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, ceremonial grade matcha is the highest quality green tea powder available. This premium grade is vibrant green in color, with a very delicate taste and extremely fine texture.

Just as in traditional Japanese tea ceremonies, it’s not recommended to add other ingredients because they can mask its sweeter and more delicate flavor. Because of this and its higher grade (and therefore price), for most people it’s NOT ideal as an everyday tea or as an ingredient in lattes, smoothies or desserts (the culinary grade is better for this).

Does matcha powder expire?

Epic Matcha is hand-plucked from the finest green tea farms in China and Japan, dried, prepared, and delivered to you as soon as possible. The entire process takes less than 4 to 6 WEEKS to go from the farm fields to the cup in your hand.

Once it has been ground, matcha will stay fresh for about one year under optimal conditions.When stored properly, an opened container of matcha will stay fresh for six to twelve weeks. If stored incorrectly and left open to the elements, the nutrients in the tea will degrade.

Always store your matcha in an airtight container in a cool, dry, dark place. Epic Matcha is easy to store, because it comes in a metal tin (ceremonial grade) or a resealable plastic pouch (culinary grade).